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Explore Sri Lanka - Tour Organizer is an innovative software solution developed by U.L.C.Ruwan Kumara for Sumagasoft. This software solution was developed to revolutionize the way travellers plan their tour in Sri Lanka. It is the very first commercialized artificial intelligence-based software to completely arrange a given number of vacation days tour to visit Sri Lanka.

This software has rich user experience, is very user-friendly, and unbelievably reliable, with smart features that make it stand out from the rest. With Explore Sri Lanka - Tour Organizer, tourists can completely plan a tour to visit ancient and interesting locations, with route planning, day by day activity planning, time management, location search, and more.

The software's most interesting feature is the Artificial intelligence, which is able to plan everything needed by a tourist. It will plan which locations to visit, the closest or fastest routes, find nearby interesting places in the route, time management, and more. The AI is completely developed by a unique algorithm by the software author, after several years of research, and the author has received several national and international recognitions and awards for this solution.

One of the most impressive aspects of the software is that it was developed before Google Maps was available for general public use in the world. The first version of this solution was released in 2005 and worked on Windows 98 operating system. The second version was released in 2006 with Windows XP support. In that period, there were no smartphones, no Google Maps, or at least there were no digital maps of Sri Lanka.

To develop the software, the author built a specific software to design vector-based maps. There were several other software's developed by the author specifically to implement features required by Explore Sri Lanka. The software has received a lot of attention from various publications, including TV programs, newspaper articles, and exhibitions. The solution got very interesting and famous at that period, and many major government and public sector institutes used this software for their daily tasks.

Explore Sri Lanka - Tour Organizer is a significant software solution that provides a unique and efficient way for tourists to plan their trip in Sri Lanka. With its advanced AI and user-friendly features, it has gained recognition and awards, making it a valuable tool for both tourists and professionals alike.

•	1st place Winner - The Country’s Best e-Content Award 2009 -(e- Swabhimani) - e-Culture & Heritage - held by the Presidential secretariat & Sri Lanka Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) - 06th November 2009

Qualified finalist of South Asia – Manthan Awards competition

Sri Lanka's First AI - Explore Sri Lanka Tour Organizer -Artificial Intelligence - Trip Planner